Games set in the 19th century sorted by release date

The 19th century was the age of steam, railroads and remarkable discoveries. It was the age of literary masterpieces like the Sherlock Holmes novels and Jules Verne's sci-fi stories. It's easy to see why some developers chose the 19th century as the setting for their games.

Most popular 19th century games

Railroad Tycoon 2

simulationWindows XP/98/95, Linux, Mac

The Oregon Trail

simulationDOS

The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Serrated Scalpel

adventureDOS

19th century games

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Scrooge

DOS19913/5
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective

Windows XP/98/951991protected4.1/5 ICOM Simulations
Ultima: Worlds of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams

DOS19914/5 Origin Systems

Ultima: Worlds of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams is an abandoned rpg game set in the Ultima universe designed by Richard Garriott, Jeff George, developed by Origin Systems and released by Origin Systems in 1991. Ultima: Worlds of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams runs on DOS. Download the game here. Ultima: Worlds of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams is part of t...
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DOS19923.9/5 Max Design
Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 3

DOS19923.5/5 SSG Strategic Studies Group
Fort Apache

DOS19923.3/5 Impressions Games
The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Serrated Scalpel

DOS19924.2/5 Mythos Software
The Oregon Trail Deluxe

DOS19924.3/5 MECC
Fields of Glory

DOS1993protected4.3/5 MicroProse Software
Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist

DOSWindows XP/98/95Windows 3.xMac1993protected4.2/5 Sierra On-Line

Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist is a comedy point & click adventure game set in the old American West designed by Al Lowe and Josh Mandel, developed and released by Sierra On-Line in 1993 for DOS, Windows and Macintosh. Initially released on floppy, Freddy Pharkas was later re-released on CD-ROM as a new edition.
Lost in Time

DOS19934/5 Coktel Vision
Shadow of the Comet

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux1993protected3.9/5 Infogrames
The Chaos Engine

DOS1994protected4.1/5 Bitmap Brothers
Jack the Ripper

DOS19954/5 Intergalactic Development
The Gene Machine

DOS19963.7/5 Divide by zero
The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Rose Tattoo

DOS19964/5 Mythos Software
Railroad Tycoon 2

Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac19984.2/5 Pop Software

Railroad Tycoon 2 is an abandoned train simulation game designed by Phil Steinmeyer, developed by Pop Software and released by Gathering of Developers for Windows, Linux and Mac in 1998. As the title suggests, Railroad Tycoon 2 is the sequel of the acclaimed train management simulation Railroad Tycoon designed by Sid Meier in 1990.